Texas Camp Knife!

[supratentorial]

Some nice examples of Remington reproductions have been posted :thumbup: Here's a 1924 catalog cut of a similar knife from New York Knife Co Hammer Brand

 

[screened porch]

Very interesting Ed :thumbup: Does anyone here have one of the original Remingtons?

See post 35.

 

[Kiteman72]

When I pull up their 98 link all I see is the whittler and Texas cattle knives.. No Camp knife.. John

I certainly hope this doesn't mean that the camp version will be SFO only.

 

[waynorth]

Here's the one that provided the final inspiration for me. I had been looking for one for a couple of years, and this one turned up at last year's GEC Rendezvous! We had talked about doing it for 2016, and when I handed this to Bill in the fall, it kicked him into high gear also!

It's in nice condition, with good old-style bone handles.

The shield is killer, but copyrighted.

 

[Jack Black]

Nice Charlie :thumbup:

See post 35.

Thanks SP, the pic wouldn't load for me at the time you posted it, glad I had another look :thumbup:

 

[Relee1]

Here's the one that provided the final inspiration for me. I had been looking for one for a couple of years, and this one turned up at last year's GEC Rendezvous! We had talked about doing it for 2016, and when I handed this to Bill in the fall, it kicked him into high gear also!

It's in nice condition, with good old-style bone handles.

The shield is killer, but copyrighted.

Man, that jigging is killer too Charlie. Any chance Bill will use the same jigging?

 

[Cory Hess]

Very nice looking knife, Charlie. I love that buffalo shield. It makes sense now why he dug out the bull's head shield for the cattle knife variant.

 

[roseskunk]

This is the one that made me crazy too! It's big and not for the faint of heart... I'm not sure a saw would fit in there, it would weigh twenty pounds! After the smaller GEC's I'm happy that these big ones are going to be made!

Here's the one that provided the final inspiration for me. I had been looking for one for a couple of years, and this one turned up at last year's GEC Rendezvous! We had talked about doing it for 2016, and when I handed this to Bill in the fall, it kicked him into high gear also!

It's in nice condition, with good old-style bone handles.

The shield is killer, but copyrighted.

 

[Turk88]

If these are going to only be $44 I definitely think I can deal with the size and weight

 

[kamagong]

If these are going to only be $44 I definitely think I can deal with the size and weight

The price quoted is per dozen.

 

[supratentorial]

Does Utica still own the copyright? It's interesting that it's still protected. I don't think that I've seen it on modern knives. They used to use it on a variety of patterns... here's another example of the shield from 1940...



Here's another Utica shield that you don't see often. Would be fun shield for an electrician knife.

 

[btb01]

Here's another Utica shield that you don't see often. Would be fun shield for an electrician knife.

I like it, but I'm curious how old that one is. If it's older than, say, the mid-1940s, then I'd be curious to know if it was used much after WWII, given the similarity to the SS insignia.

 

[supratentorial]

Any similarity never crossed my mind. If it's a subject that interests you, you might ask in BRL's ID forum.

 

[supratentorial]

Everybody in America, and many people elsewhere, have heard of Texas-sized items, referring of course to the biggest state in the continuous United States!
Large camp knives were made by a few old cutleries, and they proved to be very useful tools when the going got tough.
I have been discussing this up-coming project with Bill at GEC for some time now - at least a couple of years, but we think the time has come!

These are preliminary drawings. We've pretty much settled on the blades, but there were of course other variations in older days.
The opener will cut the top from a can, and will pop a crown top from a beer or a soda. The punch is a new/old design, never used in my HJs before - hmmmmmmm. . . . . .
Anyway, I hope you don't have to scroll side to side! This is a big'un!!

Second option for shield:

If you have an old one please post it, and please tell me what you think of this one!!
The trend lately has been toward one-blade knives, because of portability, and because of cost - and possibly because we don't cut pen-points any more! This one bucks the trend in many ways!!

P.S. the deadline for this knife to appear is the first week in April at the Oregon Knife Show!
Here's hoping all goes well!

Are you going to use both shields or just pick one?

 

[screened porch]

Nice Charlie :thumbup:



Thanks SP, the pic wouldn't load for me at the time you posted it, glad I had another look :thumbup:

I might be willing to trade it for that Utica.

 

[waynorth]

Glad you like it, SP!

We are going to try for some good jigging like that which is on the Utica!

On the copyright question, Bill is very cautious about that issue. He has a severe allergy to lawyers (with due respect to our lawyer friends here!!).
Some of you might remember Bill turned down a verbal agreement to use the "Redneck" brand, sacrificing some expensive tooling in the process!

 

[biglmbass]

That Utica jigging looks similar to this, IMO. Will be interesting to see what they come up with.

 

[neal70]

Waynorth please, please keep the punch and bail, utility and visual appeal as well. i use my punches all the time. i'd heard(read somewhere) that gec was going away from stainless, but if that's the case this would be an excellent farewell note as far as the bail, that's just,well essential for a camp knife. try to think camp knife away from this discussion, and i would wager lots of folks would picture a knife with a bail or ring ,whatever. either way, this knife will be fantastic! thanks, Neal70 p.s. does anyone happen to know the model name and number for the camillus used in the comparison shots on page 1 by thawk? thanks

 

[Woodrow F Call]

Glad you like it, SP!

We are going to try for some good jigging like that which is on the Utica!

On the copyright question, Bill is very cautious about that issue. He has a severe allergy to lawyers (with due respect to our lawyer friends here!!).
Some of you might remember Bill turned down a verbal agreement to use the "Redneck" brand, sacrificing some expensive tooling in the process!

Dangit.... the size has kept me happily at bay on this knife, but if there is some good jigged bone..... I might break.

 

[Arathol]

does anyone happen to know the model name and number for the camillus used in the comparison shots on page 1 by thawk? thanks

The Camillus Classic Cartridge Series CCC-7 and the Reminton 4243R are the same knife with different cosmetics.